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0:00:14 > 0:00:16- My name is Tomos Owens - and I'm from Gorslas.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- I'm here at Brechfa today - to do some practice on the bike.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22- I do mountain bike racing.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- I'm not sure how I became interested - in it, to be honest.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37- I started in 2007. I used to come - up here for a day on the bike.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45- It took off from there.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50- I liked doing it, - so I decided to start racing.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54- I practise up here all the time - - about five times a week.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- I do it because of the feeling I get - from being on the bike.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05- I love the feeling of the wind - rushing by me and the jumps.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- Racing can be dangerous.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- The air ambulances are up in the sky - all the time.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- People are always breaking bones.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- You have to have the right kit.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- I'm lucky - not to have been injured yet...
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- ..but I'm sure the day will come.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- To reach the finals for a race, - we practise on the Saturday...
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- ..then on the Sunday, - there's qualifying in the morning.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- You have to complete the course - as quickly as possible...
0:01:46 > 0:01:47- ..to reach the final.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- Everyone pushes themselves so hard - in these mountain bike races.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08- There are different categories, - but 300 people in all can qualify.
0:02:09 > 0:02:15- There are about fifty - in my category, on average.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34- I race on a national level. - I finished fourth in the UK.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40- I'm hoping to compete - in the World Cup and see the world.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- That's what I'm aiming for - at the moment.
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